New Custom Views Javascript template #3295

CarlosCortizasCT · 2023-11-13T11:35:11Z

Summary

New Custom Views Javascript template

Description

So far we only had a Typescript version of the template to bootstrap a new Custom View project.
We're adding a new Javascript based template.

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Name	Type
@commercetools-applications/merchant-center-custom-view-template-starter	Minor
@commercetools-frontend/create-mc-app	Minor
@commercetools-applications/merchant-center-template-starter-typescript	Minor
@commercetools-applications/merchant-center-template-starter	Minor
@commercetools-applications/merchant-center-custom-view-template-starter-typescript	Minor
@commercetools-backend/eslint-config-node	Minor
@commercetools-backend/express	Minor
@commercetools-backend/loggers	Minor
@commercetools-frontend/actions-global	Minor
@commercetools-frontend/application-components	Minor
@commercetools-frontend/application-config	Minor
@commercetools-frontend/application-shell-connectors	Minor
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@commercetools-frontend/assets	Minor
@commercetools-frontend/babel-preset-mc-app	Minor
@commercetools-frontend/browser-history	Minor
@commercetools-frontend/codemod	Minor
@commercetools-frontend/constants	Minor
@commercetools-frontend/cypress	Minor
@commercetools-frontend/eslint-config-mc-app	Minor
@commercetools-frontend/i18n	Minor
@commercetools-frontend/jest-preset-mc-app	Minor
@commercetools-frontend/jest-stylelint-runner	Minor
@commercetools-frontend/l10n	Minor
@commercetools-frontend/mc-dev-authentication	Minor
@commercetools-frontend/mc-html-template	Minor
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@commercetools-frontend/permissions	Minor
@commercetools-frontend/react-notifications	Minor
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@commercetools-frontend/sentry	Minor
@commercetools-frontend/url-utils	Minor
@commercetools-local/playground	Minor
@commercetools-local/visual-testing-app	Minor
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CarlosCortizasCT · 2023-11-13T11:36:42Z

@emmenko do you think we can already remove the experimental flag for creating Custom Views templates or should we keep it until the General Available stage?

const throwIfApplicationTypeIsNotSupported = (
  applicationType: TApplicationType
) => {
  switch (applicationType) {
    case applicationTypes['custom-view']: {
      if (process.env.ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_CUSTOM_VIEWS !== 'true') {
        throw new Error(`Custom Views generation is not yet supported.`);
      }
      break;
    }
    case applicationTypes['custom-application']:
      break;
    default: {
      const applicationTypesList = Object.keys(applicationTypes).toString();
      throw new Error(
        `The provided application type "${applicationType}" does not exist. Available types are "${applicationTypesList}". Make sure you are also using the latest version of "@commercetools-frontend/create-mc-app".`
      );
    }
  }
};

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CarlosCortizasCT · 2023-11-13T11:58:22Z

@emmenko I also noticed we're testing Custom Applications template in CI but we're not doing it for Custom Views. Should I update the configuration to enable it?

emmenko · 2023-11-14T12:29:56Z

@emmenko I also noticed we're testing Custom Applications template in CI but we're not doing it for Custom Views. Should I update the configuration to enable it?

Yes please, that was a leftover I think

emmenko · 2023-11-14T12:31:55Z

@emmenko do you think we can already remove the experimental flag for creating Custom Views templates or should we keep it until the General Available stage?

I think we can keep it until general availability considering that the docs won't be "publicly" visible yet and that the configuration UI is also enabled for early adopters.

CarlosCortizasCT · 2023-11-16T11:45:53Z

I think we can keep it until general availability considering that the docs won't be "publicly" visible yet and that the configuration UI is also enabled for early adopters.

Sorry I didn't give all the context in my first question.

I was thinking that now we will be having users starting to develop Custom Views, it would be easier for them if we don't ask them to set the env var.

If we keep the experimental flag, we need to also update the (private) docs to include over there the env variable consumers need to set in order for the cli to work.

Would it be ok to just update the example command?

shell> ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_CUSTOM_VIEWS="true" npx @commercetools-frontend/create-mc-app@latest \
  my-new-custom-view-project \
  --application-type custom-view \
  --template starter

emmenko · 2023-11-16T14:42:33Z

I was thinking that now we will be having users starting to develop Custom Views, it would be easier for them if we don't ask them to set the env var.

Good point. Ok then if you think it would be better we can remove the flag. If people ask and require access to Custom Views we can say it's in private beta and add them if they want to.

emmenko

Awesome job! 🙌

Great idea with the composite action to simplify the setup and to have a consistent commands 🎉

emmenko · 2023-11-17T12:54:45Z

.github/workflows/main.yml

-        run: pnpm template-starter-typescript:build
-        env:
-          CTP_INITIAL_PROJECT_KEY: ${{ secrets.CYPRESS_PROJECT_KEY }}
+  # TODO: Uncomment when we have Custom View e2e tests implemented


We can keep the step active and define a dummy command

"test:e2e:template-starter-custom-view": "echo \"No tests implemented yet\""

Updated here: adc437d

Sorry I didn't understand the suggestion the first time I read it.

I updated after our meeting in this commit: b89ac73

emmenko · 2023-11-17T12:57:46Z

custom-views-templates/starter/src/constants.js

I don't think this file is needed

Removed here: 1b69e24

emmenko · 2023-11-17T12:58:59Z

custom-views-templates/starter/src/test-utils/index.jsx

This is also not needed.

Did you copy the Custom Application JS template or the Custom View TS template (and removed the types)?

Removed here: 1b69e24

I copied the Custom Application JS template.

emmenko · 2023-11-17T13:00:50Z

package.json

+    "template-custom-view-starter-javascript:build": "pnpm --filter @commercetools-applications/merchant-center-custom-view-template-starter run build",
+    "template-custom-view-starter-javascript:start": "pnpm --filter @commercetools-applications/merchant-center-custom-view-template-starter run start",
+    "template-custom-view-starter-javascript:start:prod:local": "pnpm --filter @commercetools-applications/merchant-center-custom-view-template-starter run start:prod:local",


Nit: names seem to be a bit inconsistent with the Custom Applications

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"template-custom-view-starter-javascript:build": "pnpm --filter @commercetools-applications/merchant-center-custom-view-template-starter run build",

"template-custom-view-starter-javascript:start": "pnpm --filter @commercetools-applications/merchant-center-custom-view-template-starter run start",

"template-custom-view-starter-javascript:start:prod:local": "pnpm --filter @commercetools-applications/merchant-center-custom-view-template-starter run start:prod:local",

"template-custom-view-starter:build": "pnpm --filter @commercetools-applications/merchant-center-custom-view-template-starter run build",

"template-custom-view-starter:start": "pnpm --filter @commercetools-applications/merchant-center-custom-view-template-starter run start",

"template-custom-view-starter:start:prod:local": "pnpm --filter @commercetools-applications/merchant-center-custom-view-template-starter run start:prod:local",

I agree they are inconsistent right now as I didn't want to change anything related to Custom Applications just in case there were any unexpected impact.

From my point of view, Custom Application commands are the ones who lack a more meaningful name and what I think it would have more sense is something like this:

"template-custom-application-starter-javascript:build" "template-custom-application-starter-javascript:start" "template-custom-application-starter-javascript:start:prod:local" "template-custom-application-starter-typescript:build" "template-custom-application-starter-typescript:start" "template-custom-application-starter-typescript:start:prod:local" "template-custom-view-starter-javascript:build" "template-custom-view-starter-javascript:start" "template-custom-view-starter-javascript:start:prod:local" "template-custom-view-starter-typescript:build" "template-custom-view-starter-typescript:start" "template-custom-view-starter-typescript:start:prod:local"

Does it make sense to you our do you prefer to infer javascript is the default implementation?

I see, thanks for the clarification.

From my experience using other tools and libraries, JS is normally the default implementation yes. However, I do see your point and I don't mind either way. For me it's more important to have it consistent.

Maybe you can run a quick poll in the team to get their feedback as well. Renaming the Custom Applications template then should be a follow up.
Thanks

I updated to default names to Javascript here: adc437d

"template-custom-application-starter:build" "template-custom-application-starter:start" "template-custom-application-starter:start:prod:local" "template-custom-application-starter-typescript:build" "template-custom-application-starter-typescript:start" "template-custom-application-starter-typescript:start:prod:local" "template-custom-view-starter:build" "template-custom-view-starter:start" "template-custom-view-starter:start:prod:local" "template-custom-view-starter-typescript:build" "template-custom-view-starter-typescript:start" "template-custom-view-starter-typescript:start:prod:local"

emmenko · 2023-11-17T13:02:01Z

scripts/install-template.mjs

+console.log('==> Assert application config file exists');
+if (applicationType === 'custom-application') {
+  assert.strictEqual(
+    doesFileExist(path.join(applicationPath, 'custom-application-config.mjs')),
+    true
+  );
+} else if (applicationType === 'custom-view') {
+  assert.strictEqual(
+    doesFileExist(path.join(applicationPath, 'custom-view-config.mjs')),
+    true
+  );
+}


emmenko · 2023-11-17T13:04:54Z

scripts/install-template.mjs

+    doesFileExist(path.join(applicationPath, 'custom-application-config.mjs')),
+    true
+  );
+} else if (applicationType === 'custom-view') {
+  assert.strictEqual(
+    doesFileExist(path.join(applicationPath, 'custom-view-config.mjs')),


Nit: we can simply use existsSync (we use it many places in the repo), so there is no need to have a try/catch

Suggested change

doesFileExist(path.join(applicationPath, 'custom-application-config.mjs')),

true

);

} else if (applicationType === 'custom-view') {

assert.strictEqual(

doesFileExist(path.join(applicationPath, 'custom-view-config.mjs')),

fs.existsSync(path.join(applicationPath, 'custom-application-config.mjs')),

true

);

} else if (applicationType === 'custom-view') {

assert.strictEqual(

fs.existsSync(path.join(applicationPath, 'custom-view-config.mjs')),

I used this implementation as it's the one recommended in Nodejs docs since fs.exists is a deprecated function.

🤦‍♂️ My bad, sorry.

I guess we would need to refactor the other places then to stop using fs.existsSync.
I'll create a task.

emmenko · 2023-11-17T13:05:51Z

.github/actions/test-template-action/action.yml

+    # - name: Checkout
+    #   uses: actions/checkout@v4


I guess this can be removed?

Removed here: adc437d

emmenko · 2023-11-17T13:14:41Z

.github/actions/test-template-action/action.yml

+
+inputs:
+  template-name:
+    description: 'Name of the template to test'


Nit: this is currently used as e.g. template-starter-typescript or template-custom-view-starter-typescript

When I think about the create-mc-app CLI options, the --template option is either starter or starter-template.

I'm wondering if maybe we could have a similar properties here like application-type and template-name.

Example usage:

- name: Test Custom Application typescript starter template uses: ./.github/actions/test-template-action with: application-type: custom-application template-name: starter-typescript

With these two properties, we can then build the command names or whatever we need to. The main benefit I see with this is naming consistency and familiarity.

Just a suggestion anyway, happy to hear your thoughts 🤗

Yes, I agree it's easier to understand.

Updated here: adc437d

emmenko

Great work, thanks again 🙌 🚀

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